Changes

As the leaves have started to fall, it is a clear indication that the last days of summer are coming to an end soon. Sept. 21st marks the last day of summer! It's always sad for me to put away our flip-flops, t-shirts, shorts, etc. I always try to hang on to summer and whenever I can, I will always wear my flip-flops :)

I remember that the last blog that I posted was about the mundaneness of life and how I was learning to embrace the "every day ordinary stuff". Ironically, I miss it as this month has been a month of changes. It's the start of a new school year and I went back to work part time at Fleming which is my old elementary school. It's quite nostalgic walking down the same hallways as I did when I was a child. Even some of the old teachers are still there! My old grade seven's teacher's son is now teaching his class. Talk about a small world!!!

The boys are transitioning to their respective daycares and I'm learning to juggle working and being a mom. The house is definitely not as a clean but I am reminding myself that it's okay and things will settle down as we all get into a new routine. Despite it being difficult to adjust to new schedules and being more tired, I have to come realized how much I do love teaching and that I have made the right decision to go back into the workforce part-time. I still spend most of the week with the boys but it's also nice to have work to look forward to, as well.
Here are some updates on the boys...let's start with the younger one...

Noah's 14 months' update

• N turned ONE back in July and we had a really fun Luau to celebrate his first birthday!
  
• Nicknames: Noey, Nono
• N started walking just a few days before he turned one and is now getting a lot better walking independently.
• N can climb up and down the stairs all by himself
• He still seems to be the calmer and happier one of the boys
• First words are: Adah, Babu, Mama
• Loves to eat noodles, veggie crackers and anything that Aidan is eating
• Loves to play with anything that Aidan's playing with

Aidan's 3.5 years' update

• Fave song: Down by the Bay (makes up his own lyrics like ghost eating toast and moose kissing a goose)
• Began attending Sunset Daycare in Sept. and loves the teachers and his new friends. He's learning so many new things there like empathy. The other day, I was feeling sad and he gave me a hug and drew me pic of the whole world to make me feel better.
  
• Fave activities: reading and art
• Started riding his no-pedals bike in Aug.
• Aidan is telling me to write that he loves swimming with Joshie!

**We want to thank Auntie Melissa for taking our family photos for us this summer at the Oval. We absolutely love our pics! It was nice to include the dogs this time around**